User`s manual

Table of Contents
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Version 5.5 Revised January, 2009
Printer Setup 67
Send the Alignment Test Print 69
Selection and Entry of the Values 72
Final Printout and Calibration 79
Print Head Calibration Worksheet 80
BLAZER PRO Setup 61
BLAZER PRO Alignment Procedures - LCD Display 62
Selection and Entry of the Values 63
Chapter 10 - Software Overview 81
Graphics and RIP Software 81
FastARTIST and FastRIP 82
FastRIP 82
Using Computer Graphics Software 83
Image Types 83
Vector 83
Pixel Based Bitmap 83
Summary 84
Editing Bitmap Artwork in FastARTIST/
Photoshop
84
A Quick Note about Photoshop 85
Check File Mode 85
Check File Size and Resolution 85
Check File Saturation 87
Sharpening Images 87
Using the Tone Curve 88
Bitmap Editing in FastARTIST 89
Selecting Areas 89
Channels and Layers 89
Setting Transparent Images in FastARTIST 90
Removing Backgrounds with Photoshop 90
Using the Magic Wand Tool 90
Using the Extract Filter 91
Making Your Selection a New Layer 92
Fixing Bad Line-Art in Photoshop and
FastARTIST
92